Janice Arnold Jones has been hit by vandalism several times recently, so she installed a video security system, which she said captured a man, believed to be former primary candidate Gary Smith, puncturing her tires in the middle of the night.

“It’s very clear, although it’s mushy, who it is. On a bigger screen, you can see him,” Arnold-Jones said.

The video caught a man wearing pajamas, slippers and a leather jacket puncturing eight tires several times each.

“I was hoping it was not Gary Smith, because you just don’t want that to happen, but it was (him),” Arnold-Jones said.

Albuquerque police said they’re confident the man is Smith. He was taken off the First Congressional District ballot before the election against Jones because of questions about the validity of his petition signatures.

“I do wonder, why now? This started Nov. 30, so it’s gone on about a month. Why now? I have no idea,” Arnold-Jones said.

Police said the man caused nearly $2,000 in damage. They said he is facing a fourth-degree felony charge.

“It’s pretty unnerving. He’s using a sharp object to puncture the tires. This is just something that is not very common. Fortunately for her, she was able to get him on camera and identify him,” said Detective Lorenzo Garcia, of the Albuquerque Police Department.

Jones wants the man behind bars.

“I hope they arrest him. Clearly, there is great property damage, (and) there are others who have lost much more than we have. But I think there is something wrong, and he needs help,” Jones said.

Smith has no criminal record.

Police said there’s a warrant for Smith’s arrest, but he has many listed addresses and officers haven’t found him yet.

Police said Smith may be connected to three other vandalism cases that targeted people involved with the Republican Party.